Is there free will in heaven?

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I read this argument from a brilliant poster named Brian Sodding Boru, an instrument-maker residing in New Zealand; on the recently exclusive board (now closed to all but actual customers) at Insight Broadband.

Christians often give free will credit/blame for man's choice to reject god and perform evil. God, we are told, wanted to make certain that our belief and our worship was genuine. He didn't want a race of sheep.

So,what happens in Heaven? Heaven is the ultimate reward, is it not? And those who make it past the Pearly Gates will be there a very, very, very, very long time. Will they have free will there? Could they commit evil? Could they reject god? Lucifer did? If we have free will, what would prevent us (and this is an editorial "us") from having differences of opinion about god, his rules and the nature of the universe he created?

And if we do not have free will, have we not lost something of immense value; something so valuable that god would rather see 99 of 100 of us burn in eternal fire, torment and damnation for the next trillion^trillion years rather than see us do without it? Surely it is something humans have PAID for.

So... what gives?

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In response to the OP;

I agree generally that Christians (including mself) often claim free will is responsible for man's continuous choice to reject god and perform evil.
So,what happens in Heaven? I don't know never been there, not sure I'll go there. I'll let you know when I find out.
Heaven is the ultimate reward, is it not? Best thing I could imagine, especially if you believe the only other thing available is hell.
Will they have free will there? Seems to me like it would logically follow that they would. I believe that God created us in his image, one of those attributes being the ability to discern and decide, I know of nowhere it claims we lose that in Heaven.
Could they commit evil? I suppose if they wanted to, doesn't mean they wouldn't suffer consequences of his choice.
Could they reject god? As you pointed out, Satan did from Heaven, so I see no reason why someone couldn't.